clavoclavo - General Vocabulary

EnglishTerm	SpanishTerm	SpanishPronunciation	MiscNotes
owner	dueño (a)	[DWEN - yoh]
architect	arquitecto (a)	[ar-kee-TEK-toh]
engineer	ingeniero (a)	[een-hen-YER-oh]
contractor	contratista	[cone-tra-TEES-tah]	always ends in "a"
drawings	dibujos	[dee-BOO-hos]
plans	planos	[PLAH-nos]
project	proyecto	[pro-YEK-toh]
manager	gerente	[he-REN-teh]	"gerente" is most common
manager	director	[dee-REK-tor]	"director" is used but is usually a title
superintendent	superintendente	[su-pear-in-ten-DEN-teh]
foreman	mayordomo	[my-or-DOH-moh]
laborer	obrero	[oh-BREH-roh]	"peón" is literal but possibly offensive
building	edificio	[eh-dee-FEE-see-oh]
site	sitio	[SEE-tee-oh]
job / jobsite	jale	[HAH-leh]	slang term that is used similar to how "job" or "jobsite" are used in English, sometimes can refer to a project, a site, or a job that someone has or does
office trailer	oficina	[oh-fee-SEE-nah]
office trailer	traila	[TRY-lah]	pure Spanglish slang but used often :)
parking lot	parqueadero	[par-kay-ah-DEH-ro]	Spanglish slang - the proper term "estacionamiento" is rarely used
street	calle	[KAH-yeh]
truck	camión	[kah-mee-OWN]
truck	troca	[TROH-kah]	common slang
pickup truck	camioneta	[kah-mee-oh-NET-ah]
abajo	down	[ah-BAH-hoe]
arriba	up	[ah-RRI-bah]
casi	almost	[KAH-see]
debajo	below	[deh-BAH-hoe]
derecha	right	[deh-REH-chah]
derecho	straight ahead	[deh-REH-choe]
encima	above	[en-SEE-mah]
izquierda	left	[ees-KYER-dah]
junto con	against	[HOON-toe KONE]
pie	foot	[PYEH]	both anatomical "foot" and measurement "foot"
pulgada	inch	[pool-GAH-dah]
echar	to put on or add to	[eh-CHAR]	"echa más tierra" = "put on more dirt" or "echa pintura" = "add paint"
intentar	to try to do	[een-ten-TAR]	to try (or intend/attempt) to do something
meter	to insert or put in	[meh-TEHR]	"mete el alambre en el conduito" = "put the wire in the conduit
probar	to try	[pro-BAR]	as in to try something new

General Vocabulary

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